Comparison of microbiological results of bronchial aspirates versus bronchoalveolar lavage analyses
| Identical results in bronchoalveolar lavage and bronchial aspirate | Identification of more bacterial species in bronchial aspirate versus bronchoalveolar lavage | Identification of more bacterial species in bronchoalveolar lavage versus bronchial aspirate | Identification of another bacterial species in bronchoalveolar lavage or aspirate with impact on antibiotical selection | |
| Number of patients (%) out of 70 patients | 46 (65%) | 13 (19%) | 7 (10%) | 4 (6%) |